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"The power plant of the future isn't a smokestack. It's all around your home." - Futurist Jim Carroll

The global energy grid is in the midst of its most profound transformation in a century.

For decades, our model has been simple: massive, centralized power stations push electricity in one direction to passive consumers. That era is decisively ending. We are witnessing a fundamental shift from a one-way delivery monologue to a multi-directional energy grid. The power plant of the future is no longer a distant smokestack; it's the solar panels on your roof, the battery in your garage, and the smart devices throughout your home.

I must admit, it's kind of bizarre writing about this right now because the trend is real, and yet one nation is busy turning its back on the reality of the trend (and many other things.)

So let's consider this from a global perspective!

This evolution toward intelligent, multi-directional networks represents a critical inflection point over the next five years. It’s a transition creating enormous business opportunities that extend far beyond simple hardware to encompass sophisticated, data-driven services. Here's a PDF that explores it.

pdf.jimcarroll.com/Megatrend7-

Essentially, it's being a centralized grid, to a decentralized, distributed grid, with millions of energy inputs.

So what's it all about? Continuing on the energy theme from yesterday, this transformation isn't happening by accident. It's being propelled by three powerful, interconnected forces I call the "Three Ds":

Decarbonization: Despite some areas with political pushback, the world is aggressively shifting from fossil fuels to renewables.

Decentralization: Energy is now being generated, stored, and managed closer to where it's consumed. This gives rise to the "prosumer"—an active participant who both produces and consumes energy.

Digitalization: We're embedding intelligence into the network. Smart meters, IoT sensors, and advanced software are creating a responsive, "aware" grid where electricity and data flow in both directions.

The shift is pretty profound. In the old paradigm, you were a passive consumer with little control. Energy got sent to you. The new reality empowers you as a "prosumer." in which you contribute your energy when available.

Think of it this way - various groups right now are building smart home thermostats that manage your batteries and power generation - and become the next billion-dollar industry by doing so.

**#Decentralization** **#Energy** **#Grid** **#Solar** **#Microgrids** **#Innovation** **#Prosumer** **#Batteries** **#Future** **#Distributed**

Original post: jimcarroll.com/2025/07/decodin

Microgrids – solar panels plus battery storage – not only ensure a greener future but also help with resiliency and public safety during power outages. I am so proud of our city’s leadership in sustainability and resiliency that here I am literally shouting from the rooftop about the benefits.

We all owe a debt of gratitude to the city’s public works, finance, and communications teams, all of whom play key roles in making us more energy self-sufficient.

#resliency #microgrids #sustainability #climatechange #totv #gogreen #thousandoaks #tocc

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Iowa State University: New Cybersecurity Center to Protect Grids Integrated With Renewables, Microgrids . “The funding will create a new cybersecurity center based at Iowa State called CyDERMS, the Center for Cybersecurity and Resiliency of DERs and Microgrids-integrated Distribution Systems. DERs are distributed energy resources such as wind and solar farms or energy storage technologies. […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/05/09/iowa-state-university-new-cybersecurity-center-to-protect-grids-integrated-with-renewables-microgrids-2/

ResearchBuzz: Firehose | Individual posts from ResearchBuzz · Iowa State University: New Cybersecurity Center to Protect Grids Integrated With Renewables, Microgrids | ResearchBuzz: Firehose
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(#ACEP gets a glowing review)
"The lessons learned in Alaska are perhaps most relevant to Africa, the Asia Pacific and Latin America, places where traditional utility grid networks are limited.

From logistical challenges due to lack of roads to the need for appropriately scaled technologies that can be managed by local labor, Alaska remains a testing ground for new innovative technologies. If it can work in #Alaska, it can work anywhere."

Energy Central · Energy Innovation in Alaska: Microgrids to the RescueAlaska has more microgrids than any other U.S. state. It also has approximately 100 utilities serving a population of less than 1 million people. Innovation has been spurred not by public policy but by necessity and the economics of renewables.